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Post by Amanda on May 3, 2012 19:56:36 GMT
We've never flown Ryanair before, and I was just pricing up flights for September. What a nightmare At the second attempt I finally located the 'Don't cover me' in the drop down list for insurance cover (cleverly hidden between Latvia and Lithuania as my country of residence). I also managed to sidestep the offer of selling me a suitcase (£52 or £69), texting me confirmation of my reservation (£1.50), car hire and hotel. I finally ended up with a not unreasonable price (compared to the Thomas Cook alternative anyway - still horrific though) but couldn't find out how much they were going to charge me for an admin fee or for using my card. At the moment TC is coming out around £100 more expensive, but that's without Ryanair's admin & card fee.Does anyone know what these extra charges are likely to be? Also, what does priority boarding mean exactly? Do I get on the plane first? What happens if 50 people buy priority boarding? Is there lots of pushing and shoving? On a positive note, I was impressed that reserved seating was only £10 pp each way. Rather better than TC at £30. But don't tell Mr O'Leary or it'll go up  |
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Post by Liz on May 3, 2012 20:07:51 GMT
Amanda ,priority boarding is only good if you are at the gate early ,you board first along with whoever else has booked it , so it is a raffle , personally I would pay the tenner to book the seat
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Post by Kinygos on May 3, 2012 21:13:02 GMT
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Post by Kinygos on May 3, 2012 21:24:32 GMT
Sorry, you asked about priority boarding.
1) Ryanair is a pikey flight.
2) Priority boarding puts you in the elite subset of Pikeys; less tattoos and hoop earrings.
3) It's not a scrum, it's a rolling maul, and in the elite subset of priority boarding you have fewer pikeys to engage with! Takes me back to my youth playing for...
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Post by Liz on May 3, 2012 21:33:30 GMT
Awww c'mon it's not that bad ! We've flown with them a few times now ( I have no tatoos or hoop earrings ) its like a bus , you buy a ticket , you get on !
We have never had to .. Run, fight,scramble for our seats !
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2012 22:17:22 GMT
Aw, Don't get me started!!! |
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Post by Kinygos on May 4, 2012 12:37:27 GMT
Aw, Don't get me started!!! sth: Why is that then? Do you have an opinion about Ryanair? Do tell! Liz: Carol said, you'll recognise Liz; tramp stamp, and earrings big enough for a dolphin to jump through. Could she have been telling me porkies? Amanda: I found the priority boarding at Stanstead to be quite civilised. Only one of the above should be taken seriously. |
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Post by carol on May 4, 2012 15:46:49 GMT
That made me laugh, let's hope Liz does  You are in trouble when I see you Simon |
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Post by Kinygos on May 4, 2012 16:24:16 GMT
"You are in trouble when I see you Simon"
Oooh, are you putting me in the bondage gear this year? |
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Post by kalliopi on May 4, 2012 16:55:15 GMT
Kinygos, you have just added to our education, we now know what a 'Tramp Stamp' is due to the powers of Google .  |
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Post by carol on May 4, 2012 17:14:50 GMT
What I want to know is how Simon knows or who he knows has one, come on Simon spill the beans Kalliopi I assume Simon is referring to fishing equipment when he speaks about bondage gear, at least that is what it felt like maybe I should just shut up I could be getting into hot water here ;D |
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Post by muriman on May 4, 2012 18:14:50 GMT
Amanda, it's quite simple to find out what the admin and other fees are. Just click on "Fees" at the top of Ryanair's main website page, before you get anywhere near making a booking. Alternatively, you can check the same details by looking at the Terms and Conditions. If you have now made a booking, you will have paid the fees.
From 2006 to 2010 I used Ryanair fairly regularly between Bristol and Dublin. It's a basic service and there's nothing intrinsically wrong with that, as long as you take care not to book things you don't want (where necessary, playing them at their own game when working through a booking), and you don't expect more than you pay for. Much the same applies to other airlines nowadays. I personally haven't ever considered priority boarding on either Ryanair or Easyjet to be worth the extra cost but I can understand why some people take it, particularly for longish flights.
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Post by Liz on May 4, 2012 18:19:52 GMT
Liz: Carol said, you'll recognise Liz; tramp stamp, and earrings big enough for a dolphin to jump through. Could she have been telling me porkies? I don't know where you find these things Simon ;D ;D.. but you are so lucky we aren't coming to Halki this year ....I do have a memory like an elephant tho' ;D ;D |
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Post by carol on May 4, 2012 18:21:19 GMT
Thank you Muriman for returning this thread to it's original subject ;D It was heading way way off course |
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Post by daisy on May 4, 2012 19:15:16 GMT
Thankyou Simon us witches were looking for a new theme this year and up you come with Bondage Gear ;D ;D ;D
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